How to Rotate Featured Posts With a Plug-in
Featured post boxes are common in WordPress premium themes, particularly in a magazine or news-style theme. If your theme doesn't have this option but you want to add a featured post slideshow, you can do so using a plug-in from the WordPress repository. WordPress has a handful of options to customize your show to suit your tastes.
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Instructions
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Sign in to your WordPress dashboard and click "Plugins." Click "Add New."
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Type "Feature Slideshow" in the box and click "Search." Click "Install Now" next to "Feature Slideshow." Click "Activate Plugin."
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Click "Feature Slideshow" in the left navigation bar. Choose a transition interval, the amount of time it takes for posts to rotate, in seconds. The default is 5,000 seconds. Generally, posts are rotated on a faster basis, changing every five or 10 seconds.
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Choose the number of feature posts to show in the slideshow. The default is four. Set the size of the feature posts box in pixels. Leave this set to the default setting until you view the box live on the site to determine if you want to enlarge it or make it smaller.
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Click "Show Advanced Options." Input the category ID for the feature posts. You may want to create a separate category specifically for feature posts.
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Click "Editor" beneath "Appearance." Open the "Index.php" file. If you've created a custom file for a homepage, open it instead.
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Paste the feature slideshow generator tag in the place where you want the show to appear. In most cases, you'll want to place the tag directly beneath the header or navigation bar. The tag is:
<?php feature_slideshow_init(); ?>
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